Schurz, NV Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Schurz, Nevada, shaded from 4,070 ft on the southeast side to 4,370 ft at the foot of the Calico Hills
Elevation
4,370 ft 1,330 m4,290 ft 1,310 m4,260 ft 1,295 m4,180 ft 1,275 m4,110 ft 1,250 m4,070 ft 1,240 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
Click or tap anywhere
The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Schurz sits at about 4,160 ft (1,265 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
4,160 ft 1,265 m
most residents: 4,130–4,170 ft
Lowest
4,070 ft 1,240 m
on the southeast side
Highest
4,370 ft 1,330 m
at the foot of the Calico Hills
Average
4,150 ft 1,265 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Schurz spans about 300 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
4,160 ft1,265 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, at the foot of the Calico Hills
4,370 ft1,330 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southeast side
4,070 ft1,240 m
Town center
USGS map point for Schurz
4,130 ft1,260 m
Average of all land4,150 ft1,265 m
Nearest peak
Black Mountain, Mineral County, 3.7 mi west of the CDP boundary
8,130 ft2,475 m

Elevation profile, west to east

1.8 mi west to east through the town center.

Altitude Effects

What 4,160 ft means day to day, worked out from the typical elevation.

Water boils at
204.3 °F95.7 °C

vs 212 °F at sea level; USDA: food takes longer to cook.

Air pressure
86% of sea level

25.7 inHg (87.0 kPa): each breath holds 14% less air.

Oxygen equivalent
18.0% at sea level

Air is still 21% oxygen, just thinner. Normal at the coast: 20.9%.

Sunburn
+8% more UV

EPA: UV rises about 2% for every 1,000 ft.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Schurz, Nevada, shaded from 4,070 ft on the southeast side to 4,370 ft at the foot of the Calico Hills
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 200 ft (61 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Mineral County, Nevada, United States
Population
640 2020 Census
Land area
11.2 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
Density
57 per sq mi
Coordinates
38.9508° N, 118.8113° W
Time zone
Pacific UTC−8 / −7
Landform region
Basin and Range
Drains to
Walker Lake basin (does not reach the sea)
ZIP codes 1
89427
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Topaz Ranch Estates5,380 ft
  2. Topaz Lake5,110 ft
  3. Smith Valley4,810 ft
  4. Yerington4,390 ft
  5. Hawthorne4,350 ft
  6. Stagecoach4,330 ft
  7. Silver Springs4,200 ft
  8. Walker Lake4,160 ft
  9. Schurz4,160 ft
  10. Fallon3,960 ft
  11. Fallon Station3,940 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Bald Mountain, Mineral County9,195 ft
  • Black Mountain, Mineral County8,120 ft
  • Cleaver Peak6,650 ft
  • Desert Peak6,404 ft
  • Brown Knob6,089 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census CDP boundary (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Altitude effects: standard-atmosphere formulas applied to the typical elevation; UV from EPA's rule of thumb (about 2% per 1,000 ft).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Schurz is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.